Mariana gonzalez Thesis book

CASA DEI PONTI COMMUNITY CENTER

MASTERS THESIS PROJECT

MARIANA GONZALEZ

COMMUNITY CENTER

[ CASA DEI PONTI ]

CONTENTS OF SELECTED WORKS

CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS

[ 03 ]

HISTORICAL DOCUMENTATION

[ 07 ]

SITE ANALYSIS

[ 09 ]

MIGRATION STUDIES

[ 15 ]

PRECEDENT

[ 23 ]

MATERIALITY

[ 25 ]

PROJECT SITE

[ 27 ]

PROJECT DOCUMENTATION

[ 37 ]

CONCEPT Genoa -

the city of

Janus,

patron god of duality

- is,

and has historically been, a

destination for people seeking new opportunities due to its geographic location and its rich history as a port city. old and new

–

Genoa –

city of contrasts, a negotiation between ideas,

exhibits dissimilarities in its architecture with no clear resolution between

conflicting systems of order. Genovese culture reflects these ideas through the separation of neighborhoods based on immigration status, religion and even race.

The

vast variety

of issues presented offer opportunities throughout the city’s historic center mainly on one of the primary roads:

Via San Lorenzo.

Genoa’s long political and religious history has established a conception of what it is to be Genovese. Mircea Eliad calls this process “world building” in his book Sacred and Profane. The belief that when an individual or group of people create a world around a center point whether it be religious, cultural or political, everything that is unfamiliar becomes a threat. This is replicated in modern society, equally by the foreigners and locals which transforms into fear of the “strange” and causes these cultural separations. The Casa dei Ponti project will become the new center or “world” for Genova that provides not only a sense of security for both sides but will also harmoniously bridge the local and migrant communities.

The Casa

dei

Ponti

project, which is the located at

Chiesa

di

Santo Stefano,

will

also connect old architecture with innovative ideas through a series of programs, simultaneously creating an important architectural moment in the city and attempting to resolve some of the main cultural issues.

The program will include a multi-functional cultural and religious facility, an education center, and an exhibit room for music and the arts. It will also be aided by seasonal installations that provide spaces for food, dance, and other cultural and religious activities. By consolidating the church without deleting the process of deterioration and transformation that the building has endured while concurrently adding contemporary ideas of spaces and connections, the concepts will create a social debate on science vs religion, sacred vs mundane, old vs new, while also bringing about interesting architectural juxtapositions such as light vs dark, solid vs

void (piazzas) and pedestrian vs automotive cities. If these ideas are explored, the possibility

Genoa - a culture of acceptance and tolerance - are possible while maintaining architectural respect for such an exciting city. of the creation of a new

HISTORICAL DOCUMENTATION ABBAZIA DI SANTO STEFANO

MOSQUE CHURCH CULTURAL INSTITUTION JEWISH TEMPLE

POSSIBLE SITES HISTORIC REGIONS

DIAGRAM

RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS

DIAGRAM

PATH AND PIAZZA USAGE

SIT E

TO

10 MI NU TE WA LK

5

M

ITE OS T K AL W E UT N I

ALK TO SIT UTE W E N I 2M

PIAZZA DEI GREICI 60 m2

PIAZZA DELL OC 70 m2

PIAZZA DI MARINI 100 m2

PIAZZA CASA DEI PONTI 700 m2

PIAZZA CAMPETTO 400 m2

PIAZZA DELLE SCUOLE PIE 230 m2

PIAZZA SAN LORENZO 700 m2 PIAZZA DELLA STAMPA 250 m2

PIAZZA VENEROSO 100 m2

PIAZZA SAN BERNARDO 180 m2

DIAGRAM

PIAZZA LOCATION AND SIZE

PIAZZA VALORIA 170 m2

PIAZZA 90

PIAZZA DELL TESSITORI 240 m2

PIAZZA ROBERE 400 m2

CHO

PIAZZA DEI GARIBALDI 75 m2

PIAZZA GIORGIO LABO 400 m2

PIAZZA DI S. MATEO 360 m2

PIAZZA PICCAPIETRA 2000 m2

PIAZZA PORTORIA 750 m2

PIAZZA GIACOMO MATTEOTTI 2100 m2

PIAZZA DE FERRARI

5900 m2

PIAZZA SANTO STEFANO 750 m2

DELL ERBE 00 m2

PIAZZA DANTE 2100 m2

ERITRAEN IMMIGRATION GENOA

ERITREAN/ETHIOPIANS WITH PROPER LEGAL STATUS

HIGH

LOW

75/100

1/100

PRICE OF TRAVEL

HIGH

LOW

$3000

$500

BEGINNING LOCATION SHORT TERM TRANSITORY COUNTRY LONG TERM TRANSITORY CITY

ERITRAEN IMMIGRATION ITALY

ERITRAEN IMMIGRATION WORLD

RELIGIOUS

ECONOMIC

POLITICAL

REASON OF IMMIGRATION

AIR TRAVEL

BUS/TRAIN

BOAT TRAVEL

MODE OF IMMIGRATION

WOMEN(17-50)

FAMILIES

MEN (17-50)

DEMOGRAPHICS OF IMMIGRANTS

ERITREA

ETHIOPIA

ERITRAEN IMMIGRATION MATERIAL JOURNEY

SUDAN

LIBYA

ITALY

GENOA

PRECEDENT

SANT FRACESC CONVENT

MATERIALITY STUDY GENOVESE TEXTURES

PROGRAM STUDY

ABBAZIA DI SANTO STEFANO

PROGRAM Genoa,

a

gateway

into

Italy,

has

become

a

primary

destination

for

political

and

With

this

immigrants religious

escaping persecution.

migration, a series of misconceptions and separations relating to religion have occurred within

Genoa

leading

to resentments from both locals and immigrants alike. an

alternative,

Project,

To the

begin to provide

Casa

dei

Ponti

will become a place where

people can go to learn about these differences while also providing a place of worship for all religions.

Art

and

music will likewise serve as a system of expression through the gallery spaces that showcase these journeys.

Merging

the education, cultural, and religious

will hopefully provide insight into what a bridged society could become.

RENDER

CHAPEL AND PRAYER PODS

SITE Chiesa Santo Stefano, located at the crossing of Porta Monumentale and Via XX Settembre, is the site for Casa dei Ponti. The bridge, the piazza, and the arcades will become the new points of access to the project that will extend

Spianata Dell’Aquasola and south to Biblioteca Centrale with north to the

a series of pedestrian and landscaped hubs.

Composed of several “ground levels” that become thresholds for the adjacent areas, Casa dei Ponti will bridge environmental, social, and intellectual portions of the city that reflect the programming of the project.

The

site will also become a

means of circulation for pedestrians and enhance the experience of

Settembre.

Via XX

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SITE AXONOMETRIC CASA DEI PONTI

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AXONOMETRIC FACADE STUDY

SECTION A

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SECTION B

CASA DEI PONTI

SECTION C CASA DEI PONTI

SECTION D

CASA DEI PONTI

ELEVATIONS CASA DEI PONTI

CASA DEI PONTI COMMUNITY CENTER

LEVEL 1 PLAN CASA DEI PONTI

LEVEL 2 PLAN CASA DEI PONTI

LEVEL 3 PLAN CASA DEI PONTI

PRAYER POD WALL RENDER ANALYSIS

CASA DEI PON COMMUNITY

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CENTER

PRAYER POD WALL WALL DETAILS

MODELS

TECTONIC , SPATIAL, AND SITE

MODELS

FINAL MODEL

CASA D

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